May

17

Song Portrait: Why

click link for a FREE download of "Why"! http://kiyomimusic.com/downloads/3/why/ I enter the writing of this song portrait with a willingness to reveal a little of what's underneath my thick shell... maybe this glass of wine will be of assistance......

Apr

24

Songwriters Marketplace interview

click link for a FREE download of "Child In Me REPRISE"! http://kiyomimusic.com/downloads/2/child-in-me-reprise/ Also, if you haven't checked out my Songwriters Marketplace Interview yet, read on and feel free to comment! Thanks for agreeing to this...

Mar

04

Song Portrait: Child In Me

This song came about when one day I was driving in my car and I started to cry and I didn’t know why. I realized that I was suddenly emotionally and mentally transported back to my childhood. I was surprised because I thought I was over my issues that stemmed from it...

Feb

01

an Angel inspired me...

i thought i'd write today, and ignore all the thoughts of inadequacy i have towards myself that too often stop my creative process before it begins. unfortunately this happens more times than i'd like to admit. so today i will ignore thoughts of not being good enough, of...

Nov

17

thoughts after a peek-a-boo egg...

Just finished a peek-a-boo egg and the whole time i had thoughts of what i would write about in this new blog. it's been months since i've written one, and i finally cracked and decided to go for it instead of hiding. not only have i been hiding from writing, but from...

May

10

A little sleep magic ;)

I woke up this morning with a gift of an idea. an answer actually, to something i've been pondering. i knew as soon as i was conscious, barely out of my sleep that it was exactly what i've been waiting to come up with. but i struggled about getting out of bed and writing...

Apr

15

smelling the flowers...

I am worn out, and have been for a few weeks or so... Yet i find the need to punish myself for not delivering harder! what is wrong with this picture?? oh, so many things, i say... so i must put into practice the idea of resting and letting the universe (or others) take...

Feb

20

The Artist's Way

What do you do when you feel hopeless about your music? I should rephrase that and say, what do you do when you LET YOURSELF feel hopeless about your music? or your creativity in general? Well i this morning, decided that i wouldn't let it overtake my day, my week. it...

Feb

10

Just an ordinary day

5 am~ i wake up way too early with my mind whirling, as usual. i can't seem to make it stop. sometimes it's because i'm thinking, about everything and anything. other times i can't sleep because i feel too ready to start the new day, excited about what i will do when i...